Steve Daines: “My colleague from Arizona is correct. My provisions in the Defense appropriations legislation states that the Department…”

“My colleague from Arizona is correct. My provisions in the Defense appropriations legislation states that the Department of Defense has the funding needed to elevate Cyber Command to a combatant command this year. We cannot wait for our enemies to outmaneuver us on this new battlefield. Elevating Cyber Command to a combatant command is one of the best ways we can ensure our troops have the authority they need to succeed. I want to thank my colleague from Arizona for his commitment to a continued effort on the elevation of Cyber Command and thank him for his continued hard work on behalf of the men and women of our Armed Forces. (At the request of Mr. Durbin, the following statement was ordered to be printed in the Record.) ____________________”